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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Scoreboard

NHL

SO N-Y Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2

Philadelphia 3, Boston 1

Carolina 5, Tampa Bay 4

San Jose 5, Edmonton 4

New Jersey 3, St. Louis 1

Colorado 3, Chicago 1

OT N-Y Islanders 4, Columbus 3

Carolina 5, Detroit 2

Los Angeles 2, Calgary 0

Ottawa 5, Toronto 2

Montreal 6, Washington 2

Buffalo 6, Tampa Bay 2

OT Dallas 3, Nashville 2

Seattle 5, Vancouver 1

NCAA Basketball

#1 Duke 77, #11 Virginia 51

#2 Arizona 84, #14 Kansas 61

#16 Texas Tech 82, #4 Iowa State 73

#5 Houston 102, Colorado 62

#6 UConn 71, Seton Hall 67

#7 Florida 111, #20 Arkansas 77

St. Mary's 70, #9 Gonzaga 59

Sports News

2026 PIAA Basketball Brackets Set

The PIAA released the state basketball playoff brackets early Sunday afternoon, including the sites/times for the eight teams from Washington & Greene Counties still playing. WPIAL 6A girls champion Canon-McMillan is the only local team to host a first-round game. The Big Macs will entertain District 3-8th Gov. Mifflin Friday with a 6 pm tip-off. Chartiers-Houston, Fort Cherry and Burgettstown girls, along with the Ringgold boys all open PIAA play Friday on the road. Peters Township and Trinity girls, plus the Jeff-Morgan boys, all begin the state playoffs on the road Saturday afternoon. PIAA Brackets

Friday, Mar. 6 (District – finish)
6A Girls 3-8 Gov. Mifflin at 7-1 Gov. Mifflin, 5:45 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
2A Girls 7-3 Chartiers-Houston at 9-2 Kane, 5:45 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
2A Girls 7-6 Fort Cherry at 10-1 Wilmington, 7 pm
2A Girls 7-7 Burgettstown at WPIAL champion Neshannock, 7 pm
5A Boys 7-8 Ringgold at Dist. 3 champion West York, 6 pm

Saturday, Mar. 7
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township at 3-3 Susquehannock, 12:45 pm, WJPA.com, Watch/Listen Here
5A Girls 7-7 Trinity at Dist. 6 champion Hollidaysburg, 12:45 pm, WJPA.com, Watch/Listen Here
2A Boys 7-6 Jeff-Morgan at Dist. 9 champion Redbank Valley, 1 pm

Wash/Jeff Sweeps PAC Hoops Championships

Washington & Jefferson College swept the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Basketball Championships Saturday, both winner earning automatic bids to the upcoming NCAA Division III national tournaments. The W&J women won at St. Vincent, 64-43, after having lost to the Bearcats twice in the regular season. Ketie Kovalchick led all scorers with 22 points. Stellanie Loutsion added 17 while Rylie DeRubbo had 14 points. Loutsion was named the tournament’s Outstanding Player with Kovalchick & DeRubbo named to the All-Tournament team. Saint Vincent carried a narrow 29-28 advantage into halftime but W&J seized control in the third quarter, holding the Bearcats to just seven points. The Presidents turned the one-point halftime deficit into a six-point lead heading to the fourth quarter and never looked back. W&J put the game away with a decisive final period, hitting 7-of-10 from the floor, 3-of-4 from three-point range in the final period, and outscored the hosts, 22-7, over the final 10 minutes. The Presidents earned their second consecutive PAC title, the eighth in program history, the fourth under head coach Jina DeRubbo. The NCAA Women’s Division III bracket will be released Monday (2:30 pm).

The W&J men outscored Westminster College, 11-3, over the final 3:40 of the game to rally past the Titans, 68-61, winning an 11th PAC title. Nathan Plotner was named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, scoring 14 points in the final to go with eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Matt Siedl and Matthew Carte each scored 16 points for W&J. Both were named to the All-Tournament team. The Presidents struggled at the free throw line early, making just 6-of-15 over the first 36 minutes of the game. But the Red & Black hit 9-of-10 down the stretch, including the last six straight, to seal the championship. The Men’s Division III bracket will be released Monday afternoon by the NCAA (1 pm).

A Great Day to be a Big Mac!

Saturday will go down in history as one of the greatest days in Canon-McMillan Athletics. First, the Big Macs girls wrestling team won the PIAA West Regional championship and qualified six wrestlers for next week’s PIAA Championships. Shortly thereafter, the CM boys team won the 3A West Regional and advanced seven wrestlers to States. The Canon-McMillan girls claimed the day’s biggest prize, winning their first-ever WPIAL Girls Basketball championship, beating #2 Norwin, 50-38. The wrestling qualifiers open the PIAA Individual Championships Thursday afternoon. The girls basketball team will host Gov. Mifflin Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the PIAA tournament.

2026 PIAA Wrestling Regionals

The individual wrestling championship series has moved through the first three stages-Section, District & Regionals-with the top qualifiers advancing to the PIAA Individual Championships Thursday-Saturday at the Giant Center, Hershey. We’ll have live coverage of the Washington/Greene County wrestlers through the preliminary rounds, then full coverage of the semifinals and all the medal bouts on WJPA-AM (1450) and online starting Thursday morning. Listen Here

Class 2A Southwest Regional qualifiers to States:
Bentworth (2): Owen Ivcic, Drake McClure
Beth-Center (3): Noah Layhue, Malachi Peak, Mason Wright
Burgettstown (1): Carter Katus
Jeff-Morgan (2): Brayden Hanning, Alek Palko
McGuffey (2): Lucas Barr, Victor Bonus
Wash High (1): Caleb Patton
West Greene (1): Colin Whyte

Class 3A West Regional qualifiers to States:
Canon-McMillan (7): Dakota Carmona, Brayden Collins, Bryce Collings, Lee Dreshman, Jon Emma, Aidan Finnigan, Collier Hartman
Ringgold (1): Evan Tolliver
Trinity (3): Dom Canali, Jackson Hoy, Parker Jennings

Girls West Regional qualifiers to States:
Avella (2): Abigail Dolanch, Gabriella Dolanch
Burgettstown (1): Raya Sentipal
Canon-McMillan (6): Yuni Ayala, Audrey Calgaro, Araceli Clem, Alaya Henderson, Malia Ramos, Marlee Solomon,
Fort Cherry (1): Ella Trahan
Peters Township (1): Liliana Giulianelli
Ringgold (1): Mia Scalise
West Greene (1): Josie Mason

WPIAL Basketball Championships–Friday/Saturday, Feb. 27-28

Haylie Lamonde led South Fayette with 19 points, 11 in the first quarter, helping the Lions to their fourth WPIAL championship in the past five years. South Fayette built a 7-point lead early in the third, then saw Thomas Jefferson battle back to within two. The defending state champions then outscored the Jaguars, 27-10 the rest of the way.

Late Saturday afternoon, Canon-McMillan jumped in front in the opening minute and never trailed, downing Norwin, 50-38, to claim the Big Macs first-ever WPIAL girls basketball title. Madison Clair led all scorers with 15 points, Sam Miller added 12, all in the first half, on four three-pointers. Lauren Borella’s 10 points all cam from the foul line, nine of them in the final quarter. C-M will host Gov. Mifflin Friday in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs. Here’s the weekend scoreboard along with the PIAA match-ups for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets

WPIAL Finals at Petersen Events Center, University of Pittsburgh
Friday, Feb. 27
5A Girls #1 South Fayette > #2 Thomas Jefferson, 57-38 Listen Here

Saturday, Feb. 28
6A Girls #1 Canon-McMillan > #2 Norwin, 50-38 Listen Here
5A Boys #1 Chartiers Valley > #3 Thomas Jefferson, 63-37 Listen Here

Washington / Greene PIAA Qualifiers
Friday, Mar. 6
6A Girls Canon-McMillan will host Dist. 3-8 Gov. Mifflin
2A Girls Chartiers-Houston at Dist. 9 runner-up Kane
2A Girls Fort Cherry at Dist. 10 champion Wilmington
2A Girls Burgettstown at WPIAL champion Neshannock
5A Boys Ringgold at Dist. 3 champion West York

Saturday, Mar. 7
5A Girls Peters Township at Dist. 3-3 Susquehannock
5A Girls Trinity at Dist. 6 champion Hollidaysburg
2A Boys Jeff-Morgan at Dist. 9 champion Redbank Valley

On The Air

Monday, March 2

1:00pm Pirates Baseball AM 1450

Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training

Thursday, March 5

8:50am HS Wrestling AM 1450

PIAA AA Boys 1st Round

1:50pm HS Wrestling AM 1450

PIAA Girls 1st Round

4:20pm HS Wrestling AM 1450

PIAA AAA Boys 1st Round

Friday, March 6

7:50am HS Wrestling AM 1450

PIAA AA Boys Quarterfinals, Consolation Rounds 2-3

11:35am HS Wrestling AM 1450

PIAA Girls Quarterfinals, Consolation Round 2

2:05pm HS Wrestling AM 1450

PIAA AAA Boys Quarterfinals, Consolation Rounds 2-3

5:45pm HS Basketball INTERNET ONLY

PIAA 6A Girls 1st Round: Gov. Mifflin at Canon-McMillan